DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UselessSusanCollins</span></a> not so useless! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicOutcry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOutcry</span></a> works!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfMaine</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> funding restored</p><p>by WABI News Desk<br>Published: Mar. 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT</p><p> Maine (WABI) - "Senator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanCollins</span></a> announced Wednesday that the University of Maine’s funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been restored.</p><p>"On Monday the University received notice that funding from the USDA was paused.</p><p>"According to UMS, the notice stated the pause was temporary while the USDA evaluated potential follow-up actions related to prospective Title VI (6) or Title IX (9) violations.</p><p>"Collins released at statement saying:</p><p>'This USDA funding is critically important not only to the University of Maine, but to our farmers and loggers, as well as to the many people who work in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aquaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquaculture</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forestry</span></a> industries. Now that funding has been restored, the work that the University does in partnership with the many people and communities who depend on these programs can continue.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/13/university-maines-usda-funding-restored/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabi.tv/2025/03/13/university-</span><span class="invisible">maines-usda-funding-restored/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/District13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>District13</span></a></p>